Matt Riddle discusses The Broserweights, 'backstage heat', Goldberg & more [Exclusive]

Matt Riddle opened up about a variety of topics
Matt Riddle opened up about a variety of topics
The Broserweights have taken the world by storm
The Broserweights have taken the world by storm

Of course, you've been working with Timothy Thatcher and Pete Dunne recently. When Pete returns, might we see a new stable of Stallions in WWE?

Well, I would hope it would be a trio, you know. The connection between me and Pete, you know, was marvellous and, you know, I thought our chemistry was good and we work in the ring extremely well. You know, originally, we weren't picked to win the tournament and we definitely weren't supposed to win the titles, but by the time situations came to be, we were the ones with the belts, we were the ones with the cup.

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And then with Tim, I think you saw on the Newly-Bros Show, we are pretty compatible! And we've known each other... You know, on the Indies we met and we wrestled, we worked together, so me and Tim have a lot of chemistry too, and I know Tim's character, he knows my character, and just like me and Pete, we can play off each other extremely well. Hopefully we get to keep it going, you know what I'm saying? But you never know, you know. It's in the universe now, it's in destiny's hands.


If so, the new Four Horsemen could be the Four Stallions. Who else would you like to add?

Oh, I mean, I mean, that's a tough one. That's a real tough one because there's a lot of people that, you know, are pretty stallion in WWE, in NXT, but they all kind of have their own thing going on, so...

You know, Keith Lee's a stallion but Keith is kind of an individual Superstar, I don't know if he wants to be tied to a stable, you know. I don't know. I don't know who the fourth member of the Stallion Battalion would be! I guess... Yeah, I was going to say I'd maybe take Walter from Imperium, he has his own thing.

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Now, you and Pete are the Broserweights. How did that team end up together? Who pitched it, and what was your reaction when you found out you'd be teaming with Pete?

Well, I was supposed to be in the WarGames match and Johnny [Gargano] got hurt, kind of filled in for him to wrestle Finn [Balor], and Pete [Dunne] had the Triple Threat, the title match with Cole but then lost, so me and Pete were kind of left in limbo. We didn't know what to do and we are two of the more, in my opinion, we are extremely talented and I think NXT wants the use us as much as possible because we connect well with the audience.

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I think I saw the two of us and were like, "Hey, let's put a random team together for the Dusty Cup", which they did, and see what happens. We did it, we won. And unlike other teams in the past, we won and then we won the titles. So, you know, it came to be randomly, and I liked the idea, Pete was down.

Like I said, we both respect each other's work, even though we are extremely different individuals! Honestly, it's been gold. I feel like since Pete's been stuck overseas and then Tim Thatcher took his place for the time being, maybe, like you said, a faction. I think it's a perfect fit.


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